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Transcript

It was the summer
Coltrane died. The
summer of "Crystal
Ship." Flower children
raised their empty arms
and China exploded the
H-bomb. Jimi Hendrix
sethis guitar inflames
in Monterey. A.M. radio
played "Ode to Billy
Joe." There were riots
in Newark, Milwaukee,
and Detroit. It was
the summer of Elvira
Madigan, the summer of
love. And in this shifting,
inhospitable atmosphere,
a chance encounter
changed the course of
my life.
It was the summer I met
Robert Mapplethorpe.
-Patti Smith, musician and
author of Just Kids
Patti Smith performs songs
from her 1975 debut Horses
at the Cuiien Performance
Hall. | Clay Prine
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1
POET SHARES STORIES
FROM HER YOUTH
On April 19, ardent fans of Patti
Smith packed the Cuiien Performance Hall to hear her read from Just
Kids, a memoir that chronicles the
artist's coming-of-age, her relationship
with artist Robert Mappelthorpe and
their rise to fame. During their evening
with Smith the audience was treated
to acoustic performances of the musician's hits from the 70s and gems
such as the artist's recollection of her
chance encounter with legendary poet
Allen Ginsberg. Voices Breaking Boundaries sponsored the event.
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